A-Rod steriod revelations continue to fuel fire

With this weekend’s steroid revelations, Alex Rodriguez – and baseball – are faced with the task of what to do next. Many are telling A-Rod to simply come clean, say what you did, apologize and move on. Fighting, they argue, won’t help (see Roger Clemons, Rafael Palmeiro), and staying silent is almost as bad (see Mark McGwire). But others point out there are legal ramifications if Rodriguez talks – opening him up to federal inquiries and continuing legal hassles. Our take: you made your bed – fess up, live with the consequences. A-Rod has maintained his silence – so far. We’ll see where he goes in the next couple of days. Meanwhile, Curt Schilling is calling for all the people who tested positive in 2003 to have their names released. While that would be nice, it’s pretty much against the bargaining agreement and there would be some serious privacy issues.

A day after Alex Rodriguez was linked to steroids, another All-Star offered this suggestion: Make public the entire list of players who failed drug tests. “I’d be all for the 104 positives being named, and the game moving on if that is at all possible,” former Boston ace Curt Schilling wrote on his blog Sunday. “In my opinion, if you don’t do that, then the other 600-700 players are going to be guilty by association, forever,” he wrote. “It appears that not only was it 104, but three of the greatest of our, or any, generation appear to be on top of this list.” – From ESPN

An embattled Alex Rodriguez last night huddled with his longtime mentor, his once-estranged agent, Scott Boras, as the Yankee superstar prepared to face the music after being exposed as a steroids user. The move came after A-Rod returned to the United States from a short trip to the Bahamas amid a chorus of demands that he come clean and admit to using performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. “If he tries to fight this, he is done,” said L.A. Dodgers third-base coach Larry Bowa, who was close to Rodriguez when Bowa had the same job with the Yankees. – From Fox Sports

Come clean! That’s what many writers are advising Alex Rodriguez. Be honest, Alex. Admit your mistake and apologize. Let us forgive you! Let us move on! Alas, it’s not that simple. Not when Barry Bonds is set to go on trial for perjury and Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada both could be indicted on the same charge for allegedly lying about their use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez would risk legal exposure if he admitted to using PEDs, leaving himself vulnerable to investigation from federal prosecutors. – From Fox Sports